Well I for one took off into the hills for the weekend to be able to fend off the hordes of the apocalypse from a cheap but reasonably well-appointed cabin. Alas, came back to civilisation to find that all the God-botherers were still here and hadn't ascended to heaven. And all I had to show for it was a hangover and $4 in winnings from an all-night poker session.
But maybe it was the goat that we ritually slaughtered and then cooked on the BBQ that saved us all...
The Urewera sentence and the reaction from Maori
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The end was swift and vicious. In a face saving move, the establishment has
extracted its pound of flesh.
Last Thursday Justice Rodney Hansen sentenced Ta...
And where to stand on foie gras?
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There is no doubt that the production of *foie gras* involves cruelty to
ducks and geese. Morally, I can't find a single argument to defend it. But
with a ...
NZ Politics Daily: 25 May
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New Zealand is a tougher place to live in because of the Government’s latest Budget. There are plenty of losers and few winners, leaving a balance sheet that...
Invasive politics
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Currently, the government is trying to push through a Corrections Amendment
Bill, which among other things removes restrictions on the use of strip
searc...
IT'S A RICH MAN'S WORLD
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*The New Zealand media froths at the mouth over Facebook.*
Most of the New Zealand media, along with the international mainstream
media, positively dro...
Here She Comes, Here She Comes . . .
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*. . . Here she comes again*
*The same old painted lady*
* From the brow of a superbrain*
* She'll scratch this world to pieces*
* ...
The Edge of the Zone in Autumn
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A Frederick Gurnsey lion on the Bridge of Remembrance, one of the few
iconic structures to survive the central city earthquakes relatively
unscathed.
Loo...
Race to the Line - a multicultural Olympics?
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*John Carlos, one of the Mexico ‘68 podium protesters, is on a speaking
tour of Britain. He addressed* *a packed London rally* *earlier this week.
This a...
Who are you calling a 'socialist'?
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My *latest* in *The Guardian*:
Nick Clegg, a "communist". Vince Cable, a "socialist". This is the
euphonious sound of the Tory right on the warpath – and w...
OC87
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From time to time I get complaints on my blog or on the Marxism list about
my movie reviews that are supposed to be some kind of diversion from the
really ...
Guest Writer: John Kernodle
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Hey all, below is a piece by John Kernodle, a fellow organizer of mine here
in Greensboro, NC that responds to the anti-South fervor of the last week.
Org...
How protest is being outlawed
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The message from the Alfie Meadows case is clear: if you protest, the
police can do what they like to you.
*New York*
Alfie Meadows still hasn't grown his...
Julian Assange will run for the Australian Senate
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WikiLeaks have just announced that its founder, Julian Assange, will be
running for a seat in the Australian Senate.
*"We have discovered that it is poss...
Venezuela: The Threat of a Good Example?
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BY EVA GOLINGER
Washington has made no secret of its disdain for Venezuela’s President
Chavez and mass media have turned a democratic leader into a dicta...
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Well I for one took off into the hills for the weekend to be able to fend off the hordes of the apocalypse from a cheap but reasonably well-appointed cabin. Alas, came back to civilisation to find that all the God-botherers were still here and hadn't ascended to heaven. And all I had to show for it was a hangover and $4 in winnings from an all-night poker session.
But maybe it was the goat that we ritually slaughtered and then cooked on the BBQ that saved us all...
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